17–0
80Overall
CBACC

David Amerson

NC State · Cornerback · 2010-12

SPD
79
COV
80
BLL
79

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Amerson was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2011.

In the NC State record book, Amerson ranks No. 1 in career interceptions. Amerson's 2011 season ranks No. 1 in program history for interceptions.

From 2011 to 2012, Amerson had 18 interceptions.

Amerson was the No. 51 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the highest cornerback rating at NC State since 1990 and No. 17 among all cornerbacks of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2011
    • First-team All-American
  2. 2013
    • No. 51 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

David Amerson season-by-season statistics at NC State
SeasonInt
201113
20125
Total18

Seasons with tracked stats at NC State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

NC State Record Book

  • No. 1 in career interceptions
  • No. 1 in single-season interceptions (2011)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

NC State Teammates

  1. 80Nate Irving2008-10LB
  2. 70Mike Glennon2009-12QB
  3. 70Owen Spencer2007-10WR
  4. 70T.J. Graham2010-11WR
  5. 69Tobais Palmer2010-12WR
  6. 68Art Norman2010-14EDGE
  7. 68Dontae Johnson2010-13CB
  8. 68Earl Wolff2009-12S
  9. 68Terrell Manning2009-11LB
  10. 67Jarvis Williams2006-10WR

Full NC State all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 95Patrick PetersonLSU · 2008-10CB
  2. 91Vernon HargreavesFlorida · 2013-15CB
  3. 90Darqueze DennardMichigan State · 2010-13CB
  4. 90Dee MillinerAlabama · 2011-12CB
  5. 90Jalen RamseyFlorida State · 2013-15CB
  6. 90Lamarcus JoynerFlorida State · 2010-13CB
  7. 90Morris ClaiborneLSU · 2010-11CB
  8. 90Prince AmukamaraNebraska · 2007-10CB

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Sources: Wikipedia (David Amerson) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.